diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   LexerUtils.cpp
   NamespaceAliaser.cpp
   OptionsUtils.cpp
+  TransformerTidy.cpp
   TypeTraits.cpp
   UsingInserter.cpp
 
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@
   clangBasic
   clangLex
   clangTidy
+  clangToolingRefactor
   )
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/TransformerTidy.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/TransformerTidy.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/TransformerTidy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//===---------- TransformerTidy.h - clang-tidy ----------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_TRANSFORMER_TIDY_H
+#define LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_TRANSFORMER_TIDY_H
+
+#include "../ClangTidy.h"
+#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchFinder.h"
+#include "clang/Tooling/Refactoring/Transformer.h"
+#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace clang {
+namespace tidy {
+namespace utils {
+
+// A base class for defining a ClangTidy check based on a rewrite rule.
+//
+// For example, given a RewriteRule `MyCheckAsRewriteRule`, one can define your
+// tidy check as follows:
+//
+// class MyTidyCheck : public TransformerTidy {
+//  public:
+//   MyTidyCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
+//       : TransformerTidy(MyCheckAsRewriteRule, Name, Context) {}
+// };
+class TransformerTidy : public ClangTidyCheck {
+public:
+  TransformerTidy(tooling::RewriteRule R, StringRef Name,
+                  ClangTidyContext *Context)
+      : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context), Rule(std::move(R)) {}
+
+  void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
+  void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
+
+private:
+  tooling::RewriteRule Rule;
+};
+
+} // namespace utils
+} // namespace tidy
+} // namespace clang
+
+#endif // LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_TRANSFORMER_TIDY_H
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/TransformerTidy.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/TransformerTidy.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/utils/TransformerTidy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//===---------- TransformerTidy.cpp - clang-tidy -------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "TransformerTidy.h"
+
+namespace clang {
+namespace tidy {
+namespace utils {
+
+void TransformerTidy::registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) {
+  Finder->addDynamicMatcher(Rule.Matcher, this);
+}
+
+void TransformerTidy::check(
+    const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
+  // Verify the existence and validity of the AST node that roots this rule.
+  ast_matchers::BoundNodes::IdToNodeMap &NodesMap = Result.Nodes.getMap();
+  auto Root = NodesMap.find(tooling::RewriteRule::RootId);
+  assert(Root != NodesMap.end() && "Transformation failed: missing root node.");
+  SourceLocation RootLoc = Result.SourceManager->getExpansionLoc(
+      Root->second.getSourceRange().getBegin());
+  assert(RootLoc.isValid() && "Invalid location for Root node of match.");
+
+  Expected<SmallVector<Transformation, 1>> Transformations =
+      tooling::translateEdits(Result, Rule.Edits);
+  if (!Transformations) {
+    llvm::errs() << "Rewrite failed: "
+                 << llvm::toString(Transformations.takeError()) << "\n";
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // No rewrite applied, but no error encountered either.
+  if (Transformations->empty())
+    return;
+
+  StringRef Message = "no explanation";
+  if (Rule.Explanation) {
+    if (Expected<std::string> Explanation = Rule.Explanation(Result)) {
+      Message = *Explanation;
+    } else {
+      llvm::errs() << "Error in explanation: "
+                   << llvm::toString(Explanation.takeError()) << "\n";
+    }
+  }
+  DiagnosticBuilder Diag = diag(RootLoc, Message);
+  for (const tooling::Transformation &T : *Transformations) {
+    Diag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(T.Range, T.Replacement);
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace utils
+} // namespace tidy
+} // namespace clang
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/CMakeLists.txt b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   OverlappingReplacementsTest.cpp
   UsingInserterTest.cpp
   ReadabilityModuleTest.cpp
+  TransformerTidyTest.cpp
   )
 
 target_link_libraries(ClangTidyTests
@@ -36,4 +37,5 @@
   clangTidyUtils
   clangTooling
   clangToolingCore
+  clangToolingRefactor
   )
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/TransformerTidyTest.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/TransformerTidyTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/TransformerTidyTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+//===---- TransformerTidyTest.cpp - clang-tidy ----------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "../clang-tidy/utils/TransformerTidy.h"
+#include "ClangTidyTest.h"
+#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h"
+#include "clang/Tooling/Refactoring/Stencil.h"
+#include "clang/Tooling/Refactoring/Transformer.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace clang {
+namespace tidy {
+namespace utils {
+namespace {
+// Invert the code of an if-statement, while maintaining its semantics.
+tooling::RewriteRule invertIf() {
+  using namespace ::clang::ast_matchers;
+  using tooling::change;
+  using tooling::stencil::cat;
+  using tooling::stencil::node;
+  using tooling::stencil::sNode;
+
+  StringRef C = "C", "T", E = "E";
+  return tooling::makeRule(
+      ifStmt(hasCondition(expr().bind(C)), hasThen(stmt().bind(T)),
+             hasElse(stmt().bind(E))),
+      change<Stmt>(cat("if(!(", node(C), ")) ", sNode(E), " else ", sNode(T))));
+}
+
+class IfInverterTidy : public TransformerTidy {
+public:
+  IfInverterTidy(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
+      : TransformerTidy(invertIf(), Name, Context) {}
+};
+
+// Basic test of using a rewrite rule as a ClangTidy.
+TEST(TransformerTidyTest, Basic) {
+  const std::string Input = R"cc(
+    void log(const char* msg);
+    void foo() {
+      if (10 > 1.0)
+        log("oh no!");
+      else
+        log("ok");
+    }
+  )cc";
+  const std::string Expected = R"(
+    void log(const char* msg);
+    void foo() {
+      if(!(10 > 1.0)) log("ok"); else log("oh no!");
+    }
+  )";
+  EXPECT_EQ(Expected, test::runCheckOnCode<IfInverterTidy>(Input));
+}
+} // namespace
+} // namespace utils
+} // namespace tidy
+} // namespace clang